I picked up this front 1997 NAS 90 from one of the gentleman who works at Rovers North. I was up there recently picking up a few other items so the timing worked out great. I figured it would be easier to convert my truck to LHD with the entire axle. I'll be stripping it down, blasting, priming and painting it with an epoxy paint. I'm also converting my Salisbury rear to disc brakes.

Started to rebuild the front axle. The plan is to build the whole axle and mount the wheels while it is on the steel table we made. After final assembly I'll lift it off the table with the forklift on my tractor and put it on the ground. At that point I'll be able to roll it under the frame for assembly. Hopefully we'll finish both axles and have them attached to the frame next week.

The front axle is finally complete minus the brake calipers. They need to get painted first. This axle was from a 1997 NAS 90 and I decided to do a complete overhaul. The entire axle was stripped, sand blast, primed and painted. It took a while to order and receive all the new parts (seals, bearings, gaskets, nuts, bolts and more). Also added the heavy duty steering rod set from Rovers North. Glad this is just about done. Here are a few before and after pictures.

Axles are now mostly complete. Finally bolted up my old wheels to the axles. We put the tires on dollies to move the axles around easier especially when attached to the frame. Took a little longer than I thought but changing every nut and bolt takes a lot time. Just trying to find all new nuts, bolts and washers in yellow zinc was a challange. Engine and transmission are coming this week.

Now that summer is coming to an end I've been able to get focused on my never ending project. I purchased a 2014 6L80E from a wrecked Silverado with 14,000 miles to go with my GM conversion. I decided to give it a good cleaning, wire wheel and paint.